Polvo de Oro (SW 9012)
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Polvo de Oro (SW 9012) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Polvo de Oro
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Polvo de Oro by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Polvo de Oro, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Mist | 2158-40 | 51.6 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Terra Sol | QE-20 | 51.6 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Spun Gold | 3001-5C | 54 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Bold Butterscotch | 12-08 | 51 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Polvo de Oro (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Polvo de Oro
Darker than Polvo de Oro
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9012 |
| Hex | #E8B87F |
| RGB | 232, 184, 127 |
| HSL | 33°, 70%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.9, 10.2, 35.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Polvo de Oro (SW 9012), published as #E8B87F
#D9AE7E
#F8C27E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Polvo de Oro (SW 9012)?
- Polvo de Oro has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Polvo de Oro is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Polvo de Oro in another brand?
- Golden Mist (BM 2158-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Polvo de Oro warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Polvo de Oro as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.